Tuesday just wasn't the day for Grapeland's offense. Their tough 7-0 defeat to the Lovelady Lions on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Grapeland has not had much luck with Lovelady recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Grapeland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Slade Harris, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. Harris has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Lovelady's side, Skylar Pipkin was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lane Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Grapeland's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Lovelady, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Grapeland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lovelady, they will head out on the road to challenge Normangee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovelady's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Normangee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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